HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 - Resolution Authorizing Installation of Stop Signs on Marguerite Avenue at Second Avenue and at Fourth AvenueAugust 10, 1998
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO. 5
TO: MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON
MARGUERITE AVENUE AT SECOND AVENUE AND AT FOURTH
AVENUE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt a resolution requiring all traffic on Marguerite Avenue to stop at Second
Avenue and Fourth Avenue, and
2. Direct staff to install a flashing red beacon on Marguerite for southbound traffic at
Fifth Avenue.
DISCUSSION:
The residents on Marguerite Avenue between Coast Highway and Fifth Avenue have
expressed concerns regarding traffic speeds and volumes on this street. These issues
were discussed at a Traffic Affairs Committee (TAC) meeting in November 1997, and
again at a special, evening TAC meeting on July 16, 1998. The residents on Marguerite
Avenue requested the installation of STOP signs at Second Avenue and Fourth
Avenue. There are STOP signs currently in both directions on Second Avenue and
Fourth Avenue.
The proposed installations would establish all -way STOP control at every intersection
between Coast Highway and Fifth Avenue. The objective of these additional STOP
installations is to reduce traffic volumes and speeds on Marguerite Avenue. The extent
to which this objective will be met cannot be predicted. It should be understood that
unwarranted STOP sign installations can lead to an increase in disregard by drivers of
the STOP message. Experience in the field has also shown that STOP signs are not
necessarily effective as speed deterrents. These factors were discussed with the
residents at the TAC meeting. Traffic counts and speed measurements will be taken
after the STOP installations and compared to recent data, to determine if the objectives
have been met.
Residents expressed concern that not all motorists travelling towards Coast Highway
stop at Fifth Avenue. They requested that a flashing red light be installed to alert the
drivers of the need to stop. The TAC voted to recommend a flasher at this location.
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SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON MARGUERITE
AVENUE AT SECOND AVENUE AND AT FOURTH AVENUE
August 10, 1998
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The estimated cost of the flasher is $7,500. Funds are available in Account No. 7181-
05200407, Miscellaneous Channelization and .Traffic Safety Improvements.
Other potential "traffic calming" techniques were discussed with the residents to
address their speed and volume concerns. However, given that Marguerite Avenue is
designated as a Collector Arterial roadway on the City and County Master Plan of
Highways, the residents' request for speed bump installation was not approved. The
situation on Marguerite Avenue is similar, in some respects, to the continuing
discussions pertaining to Santiago Drive, west of Irvine Avenue. Staff advised the
residents that once the issues of "traffic calming" on a Collector Arterial are addressed
on Santiago Drive, additional attention could be focused on Marguerite Avenue.
Re pe,ctfully submitted,
Public Works Department
Don Webb, Director
By:�4n7'�'h -�
Antony Brine?
Transportation Engineer
Attachments: Exhibit "A"
Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
REQUIRING VEHICLES TRAVELING ON MARGUERITE AVENUE TO STOP AT
SECOND AVENUE AND AT FOURTH AVENUE
WHEREAS, Section 12.36.010 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code
provides that whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates and
describes any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more
entrances thereto, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain STOP signs at
those entrances of each intersection where a stop is required; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that there is a need for intersection
control on Marguerite Avenue at Second Avenue and at Fourth Avenue in the City of
Newport Beach;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach, that the following described locations are hereby designated as
locations at which vehicles are required to stop:
On Marguerite Avenue at Second Avenue
On Marguerite Avenue at Fourth Avenue
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Traffic Engineer be and
hereby is directed to erect and maintain all necessary signs at the above locations.
ADOPTED this day of 1998.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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